Security News

Leaked Exploits Fueled Millions of Attacks in Q2: Kaspersky (Security Week)
2017-08-17 17:25

The public availability of new exploit packages has fueled millions of new attacks on popular applications during the second quarter of 2017, a recent report from Kaspersky Lab reveals. read more

Rent the Latest Exploit Toolkit for $80 Per Day (InfoRiskToday)
2017-08-16 13:33

Underground Forum Markets 'Disdain' Kit to Target Flaws in WebEx, Flash, MoreFor just $80 per day, would-be cybercrime entrepreneurs can subscribe to Disdain, a new exploit kit that targets...

New "Disdain" Exploit Kit Spotted on Underground Forums (Security Week)
2017-08-15 12:46

A new exploit kit (EK) has emerged recently on underground forums, where a malware developer is advertising it starting at just $80. read more

Attackers Combine Office Exploits to Avoid Detection (Security Week)
2017-08-15 08:27

Researchers at Cisco Talos have come across an attack that combines two Microsoft Office exploits, one old and one new, likely in an effort to avoid detection. read more

VMware Patches 'Hard-to-Exploit' DoS Vulnerability (Security Week)
2017-08-14 10:00

An update released by VMware for its NSX-V network virtualization solution patches an important denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerability. The security hole, tracked as CVE-2017-4920, exists in the...

Siemens CT scanners open to remote compromise via publicly available exploits (Help Net Security)
2017-08-07 21:11

Siemens has finally provided patches for a number of Microsoft Windows SMBv1 vulnerabilities that affect some of the medical devices sold under the Siemens Healthineers brand. Some fixes are...